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|    Brenda Clough to J.Pascal    |
|    Re: How do you prioritize your projects?    |
|    23 May 14 17:53:01    |
      From: BrendaWriter@yahoo.com              On 5/23/2014 2:26 PM, J.Pascal wrote:       > So... maybe I'm the only person ever who finds it hard to stick to one thing       to the end, but rotating through doesn't work either because some other idea       will add itself to the rotation and the whole thing grows.       >       > Has anyone had to work through and find a way to prioritize "I'm working on       this project now and no others" and figured out a way that maybe feels like       the right choice for a while... or maybe no one has trouble with being pulled       away to the next new        shiny thing.       >       > Ooooh, Shiny!       >       > Deadlines and contracts are obvious prioritizers, but what works before then?       >       > -Julie                     Easy. The one that insists on being written comes first. Everything else       goes to the wall while the work that is drumming its heels on the carpet       and howling gets the attention.              Brenda              --       My latest novel SPEAK TO OUR DESIRES is available exclusively from Book       View Cafe.       http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Brenda-Clough/Novels/Speak       to-Our-Desires-Chapter-01              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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